Aleko, together with Zlatnite Mostove (The Golden Sands), are the two ski centres in the Vitosha mountain. Yet Aleko is much older, more popular and bigger in comparison to the Zlatnite Mostove. It lies at 1,800m. above sea level, with its highest point for skiers being the very peak of Cherni Vruh.
There are three hotels in the Aleko ski centre – Sthaslivetsa, Prostor and Moreni, a large number of corporate holiday houses and a chalet of the same name. The Aleko chalet can accommodate up to 100 people and is the oldest one in the Vitosha mountain. It rents out ski equipment and offers highly-qualified ski instructors.
The area around the complex avails of specialised ski facilities such as a cabin tow-lift from the Sofia quarter of Simeonovo to the Shtaslivetsa hotel, a ski run for Alpine disciplines, named Virtoshko Lale, a separate cross-country track for ski runners, etc. The ski runs are of different degree of difficulty, which makes them appropriate for both advanced skiers and beginners. The proximity of Aleko to the Sofia city centre is both to its advantage and disadvantage, as during weekends, it gets quite overcrowded.
